The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft Corp

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) looks to use Broadcom Inc's (NASDAQ:AVGO) custom chips to build its metaverse hardware, becoming the chipmaker's next billion-dollar ASIC customer, J.P. Morgan analysts said. The analysts saw application-specific integrated circuit chips drive approximately $2 billion to $2.5 billion in revenue for Broadcom in 2022, aided by its deals…

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) looks to slow hiring in its Windows, Office, and Teams chat and conferencing software groups, Bloomberg reports. Recently, Microsoft disclosed plans to double its budget for salary increases and boosting stock grants to retain key workers. Microsoft's slowdown was not companywide, and overall it will continue to hire with additional focus…

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched a new offering called Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to improve its carbon footprint. Salesforce, Inc (NYSE:CRM), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) made similar endeavors, the TechCrunch reports. Microsoft's solution looks to use a set of measuring devices to collect the data and exploit Microsoft's cloud-based data collection services to…

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) will reimburse U.S. employees if they must travel more than 100 miles from their homes to obtain an abortion, Reuters reported. The decision was communicated by the company through a memo to its employees. The coffee chain joins the likes of Amazon.Com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) to offer the benefit. The…

Tigress Financial Partners analyst Ivan Feinseth reiterated its Buy rating on Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and maintained the price target of $411 as growth in Cloud continues to drive strong business performance.  The recent pullback in price is a significant buying opportunity.  Accelerating enterprise digitalization driving increasing IT spending will continue to drive accelerating Business Performance…

Salesforce, Inc (NYSE:CRM) informed employees about helping them relocate for access to abortions or other medical procedures following an expected ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe v. Wade, CNBC reports. Of the 50 U.S. states, 26 would or are likely to ban abortion if the court strikes down Roe.…

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares are trading lower Thursday and have fallen nearly 10% over the last week.

Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) ZeniMax Media postponed two of its anticipated video games until the first half of 2023, marking a slip for the Xbox. ZeniMax unit Bethesda Softworks is producing Starfield, a space-themed action role-playing game, Bloomberg reports. ZeniMax's Arkane Austin is developing Redfall, a first-person shooter. Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service has 25 million…

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates has said he's tested positive for COVID-19.